Boasting an impressive pedigree forming from
bands such as Imagika, Dark Angel, and Eldritch, Bay Area scene veterans Kill
Ritual back up their musical merits with monstrous metal songwriting skills as
documented on the unit’s debut "The Serpentine Ritual."

This seasoned quintet have developed a
progressively minded and classically influenced strand of thrash metal (“Time to
Kill”) where soaring twin guitars and battering ram rhythms tastefully trade off
while a powerful vocal presence commandeering the entire affair.

Making music where the riff is just as crucial
as the hook isn’t always easy, yet this 11-track affair is bursting at the seams
with such moments (“Old School Thrasher,” “Ambush”), making this album a
suggested listen for the most discernible of metal fan.